Proverb
Proverb
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
dry refuse straight
If you refuse to be made straight when you are green, you will not be made straight when you are dry
believe
If you believe everything you read, better not read.
flies mouth
If you keep your mouth shut, the flies won't get in
friends-or-friendship proverbs river
If you live in the river you should make friends with the crocodile.
among howl wolves
If you live among wolves you have to howl like a wolf.
carpet walk
If you let everyone walk over you, you become a carpet
drawing forgiving pictures water
Forgiving the unrepentant is like drawing pictures on water
certain forget forgets thee thou
Forget not Death, O man! for thou may'st be Of one thing certain - he forgets not thee
fools men tonight wise
Fools look to tomorrow; wise men use tonight
class lower matter
It's not a matter of upper and lower class but of being up a while and down a while.
cat feed
It's better to feed one cat than many mice.
late mend ways
It's never too late to mend your ways
men poverty proverbs sin
It's sin and not poverty that makes men miserable.
dress eat others thou whatever
Eat whatever thou likest, but dress as others do